Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 RF mirrorless lens for Canon EOS R officially announced



The previously rumored Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 RF mirrorless lens for Canon EOS R officially announced. The US price of the lens is $699 (pre-orders now open). Here are the lens technical specifications:

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RED founder Jim Jannard retires, kills the Hydrogen phone project


RED founder Jim Jannard retires and kills the Hydrogen phone project:

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DJI announcement on October 30th (DJI Mavic Mini or ARYA drone)

DJI will have a new product announcement on October 30:



Expected is the new DJI Mavic Mini (or ARYA?) drone:

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High-end Canon EOS R mirrorless camera confirmed by Canon executives


High-end Canon EOS R mirrorless professional camera with IBIS and dual card slots was confirmed (again) by Canon executives - see previous coverage:

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The Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 RF will be the first third party AF mirrorless lens for Canon EOS R


Samyang is the first company to offer third party Canon RF AF full-frame mirrorless lenses. The first lens will be the Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 RF that will come with a lens station for firmware updates (the lens already exists for other mounts):

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What else is new?

Dulens APO 85mm f/2 manual focus full-frame lens for Nikon F-mount additional coverage

The first Leica Q2 limited edition camera launched in China under the name “Pixel”

New Tether Tools Air Direct Wireless Tethering System for Fujifilm

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Canon launches RF 70-200mm f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.2 DS mirrorless lenses


Canon officially launched two new mirrorless lenses: RF 70-200mm f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.2 DS. Here are the details:

Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM:

  • Customizable control ring that allows photographers to adjust exposure compensation, shutter speed, aperture or ISO
  • 17 lens elements in 13 groups including two aspherical lenses, one super UD lens and four UD lenses, that help to reduce chromatic aberration
  • CIPA standard five stops of image stabilization (IS) including three IS modes with dual-sensing and combination IS
  • 12-pin communication system
  • L-Series dust and weather-resistant build with fluorine coating
  • Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC) helps minimize lens flare and ghosting
  • Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H

Canon RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS Include:

  • Minimum focusing distance of 2.79 feet/0.85 meters
  • Customizable control ring that allows photographers to adjust exposure compensation, shutter speed, aperture or ISO
  • One Aspheric lens and one UD Lens, along with BR optics that help to reduce chromatic aberration
  • 12-pin communication system
  • L-Series dust and weather-resistant build with fluorine coating
  • Air Sphere Coating (ASC) that helps minimize lens flare and ghosting
  • Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H



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Canon announced the development of the EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR camera




Canon announced the development of the rumored EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR camera (US pricing not yet available):

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